Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The diagram below illustrates the process of how fabric is manufactured from bamboo.

Overall there are nine steps to make a fabric, starting with planting bamboo plants when the season is spring and ending with making cloths like t shirt and socks

First of all, bamboo plants are planted during spring season. Then, we have to harvest those plants in autumn and cut them into strips carefully. Later, we have to add water and amine oxide on the strips to soften the fibres. After this, we have to seperate long fibres from liquid which is called filtering. Then, we will crush the strips to make liquid pulp, and spin them properly to turn it into a yarn. After this, we will just weave those yarn to make fabrics.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having nine stages and give a relevant overview from spring planting to finished clothing, which captures the broad start and end points. However, the account does not accurately preserve the order of several central stages: the diagram shows crushing before filtering and softening, whereas your response places softening and filtering before crushing. You also omit the final stage of making clothing and provide limited detail about how the materials change. The response is 128 words, below the required 150, so the process is only partially reported and key features remain underdeveloped. To improve, follow the arrows carefully and describe each stage in sequence, including the final products.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introductory sentence, an overview, and a sequence of process details. Linking expressions such as “First of all,” “Then,” “Later,” and “After this” help signal progression. However, the sequence becomes difficult to follow because the stages are reported in the wrong order, and “After this” is used repeatedly without clarifying the relationships between steps. The final sentence also stops at weaving, leaving the process without a clear concluding stage. Organise the details into a more deliberate progression that follows the diagram’s arrows, and use a wider range of precise links, such as “Once the pulp is produced” or “After the fibres are softened.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough process-related vocabulary to communicate the general topic, including “harvest,” “strips,” “fibres,” “filtering,” “pulp,” “spin,” and “weave.” This gives the description a relevant basic range. However, some choices are imprecise or repetitive: “make a fabric” and “make fabrics” are less natural than “produce fabric,” while “cloths like t shirt and socks” is awkward for describing finished clothing. The phrase “add water and amine oxide on the strips” also uses an unsuitable collocation. Spelling errors such as “seperate” are noticeable. Aim for more accurate process collocations and consistent terms, for example “separate the fibres from the liquid” and “finished garments.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You form a mixture of simple sentences and longer sentences linked with sequencing words, and the main meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts to describe stages using passive forms, as in “bamboo plants are planted” and “those plants” being harvested. However, control is uneven: “starting with planting … and ending with making” is not parallel in form, and “spin them … to turn it into a yarn” has unclear pronoun reference and agreement. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent in “make a fabric” and “a yarn,” and several sentences rely on the same basic pattern. Practise accurate passive constructions and vary sentence structures while checking agreement, articles, and clear references to the materials.

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